Food and Agricultural Education Information System Reports
Scope and Content
This collection contains a set of reports compiled by the Food and Agricultural Education Information System. The reports consist of compiled data on higher education in the fields of agricultural, food, human, life, natural resource, and veterinary sciences. Included are such statistics as student enrollment, degrees awarded and placement at all degree levels as well as faculty salaries by rank and discipline. Dates covered by these reports span from 1971 to 1999.
Dates
- Creation: [1981]-2001
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Food and Agricultural Education Information System Reports must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Information
The Food and Agricultural Education Information System (FAEIS) is a program which compiles nationwide higher education data for the agricultural, food, human, life, natural resource, and veterinary sciences. These data include student enrollment, degrees awarded and placement at all degree levels and faculty salaries by rank and discipline. FAEIS was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1983 and originally managed by Texas A & M University. Virginia Tech began managing FAEIS in 2002.
Full Extent
1 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Statistical data compiled by the Food and Agricultural Education Information System regarding college enrollment and degrees in such majors as Agriculture, Family and Consumer Science, Forestry, Home Economics, and Renewable Natural Resources.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by field of study, then by report type, then chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Food and Agricultural Education Information System Reports were donated to Special Collections in 2008.
General Physical Description note
2 containers; 1.0 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Food and Agricultural Education Information System Reports commenced in December 2008 and was completed in February 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the Food and Agricultural Education Information System Reports, [1981]-2001
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu